Pitchers power way for Muskegon Community College baseball sweep

MUSKEGON, MI – The wait was worth it for the Muskegon Community College baseball team.

The Jayhawks finally opened their home and conference schedule Saturday and posted a doubleheader sweep of Macomb County Community College, winning 5-4 and 8-3 behind a pair of complete-game pitching performances.

In the opener, Adam Poel allowed one earned run and scattered five hits. He struck out five.

MCC rallied from a 3-0 deficit and scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh. Brian Barnes was hit by a pitch and Cale Gould ran for him. Drew Johnson bunted Gould to second and Kory Brown singled to right center for the win.

John Jackoviak and Jason Ribecky had a pair of hits to pace the offense.

In the nightcap, Brown had a key two-run hit and finished with two hits and Travis Cohoon also had a pair of doubles. David Foster scattered six hits and struck out seven for the win.

MCC (11-6) is scheduled to play at 2 p.m. Monday at home against Kalamazoo Valley, weather permitting.